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Historical Timeline

Sunrise at Pulley Tower

Old Main¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ evolved from a small Midwestern college into a twenty-first-century international university during five distinct historical eras.

Old ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ, 1787–1885

Inventing College Life

New ¾Ã¾ÃË®ÃÛÌÒ, 1885–1941

Embracing Professionalism


National University, 1941–1970

Expanding Access


Public Ivy, 1970–1996

Cultivating Image


Corporate University, 1996–2009

Encountering the Education Marketplace